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Gumpel Family Team – Transporting Freedom

By July 10, 2017August 4th, 2026No Comments

The Gumpel Family Team spent their day in Haiti assembling and distributing P.E.T carts! These carts give the freedom to those who are immobile.

Today my group woke up early. For breakfast, we had really good pancakes. Then we got in to the trucks for a 15-mile trip to Hinche to deliver some P.E.T carts (personal energy transport). The ride was an hour and a half long, and it was full of bumps and dirt roads. When we made it to Hinche, we unloaded and assembled the P.E.T carts.

Starting the journey to Hinche for PET cart distribution

Assembling PET carts Emily and April gathering information for the PET cart program Ethan test driving the PET cart

The kids and their families that received the P.E.T carts were extremely happy and grateful. We had Peanut butter and Jelly sandwiches for lunch at the distribution site. After the distribution, we drove back to Many Hands for Haiti and played with the kids. Then we heard the bell, and it was time for dinner.

Arenz Michel receiving a child-sized PET! With his mother, Rodly Jean experiences the freedom of mobility!

-Ethan and Peter Gumpel

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The Many Hands Editorial Team is a collective of dedicated staff, local leaders, and operational experts working directly on the ground in Pella, Des Moines, Haiti, and Abaco. United by a shared mission to be Love in Action, our team provides transparent, data-driven insights into sustainable community development. Every field report, impact update, and educational guide we publish is rooted in our daily work alongside these communities. We are committed to answering your hardest questions and sharing the real, unpolished stories of how local leaders are breaking cycles of poverty and transforming their neighborhoods from the inside out.

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